News Release

Monday, April 11, 2005

Burned Body Found in the Street

Los Angeles: The charred remains of a clothed male, unknown decent, was found lying in the street near the 2800 block of Francis Avenue in the Wilshire Area.

On Monday, April 11, 2005, at 2:00 a.m., a citizen saw a burning body in the street and called the police.

The motive and the cause of death is unknown.

There is no suspect description and no arrests have been made at this time.

Anyone with additional information is requested to contact Wilshire Homicide Detectives Parshall or Telis at 213-473-0551. On weekends and during off-hours, call the 24-hour toll free anonymous number at the Detective Information desk, at 1-877-LAWFULL (1-877-529-3855).